Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road
Wakefield
WF2 8AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.snapethorpeprimary.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane
Wakefield
WF2 8ST
UK
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lawefield.wakefield.sch.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wakefield:-School-catering-services./SUU683Y6FE
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Snapethorpe Primary School & Lawefield Primary School ~ Catering Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
55524000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Snapethorpe and Lawefield Primary Schools.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 214 720.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
Main site or place of performance:
Wakefield
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Snapethorpe and Lawefield primary schools.
Snapethorpe Primary School, St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Lawefield Primary School, Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8ST
Contract value = £242,944 per annum. £1,214,720 over the 5 year term of the contract (Initial 3 year plus two 1 year optional extensions)
Snapethorpe Primary School and Lawefield Primary School have combined to tender their catering services. The two schools remain independent of each other but intend to award their catering contract to a single organisation for both schools for an initial 3 year period with two 1 year optional extensions. The schools have a combined vision of good food that supports learning, and a successful provider that encourages uptake of school meals. Both schools are Wakefield Local Authority primary schools.
Both Schools currently outsource their catering provision, with Snapethorpe Primary current contract ending 31st August 2022, and Lawefield Primary contract ending 31st August 2023.
Snapethorpe Primary School has 604 pupils with a capacity of 669 FTE pupils ranging from reception through Key stage 1 to Key Stage 2, a nursery class. There are 251 pupils entitled to UIFSM of which 100 are eligible for FSM. In KS2 180 pupils are eligible for FSM They have 107 staff. The school website can be accessed here https://www.snapethorpeprimary.co.uk/
Lawefield Primary School has 396 pupils with a capacity for 420 pupils, ranging from Key Stage 1 to key Stage 2, a nursery and reception class. There are 130 pupils eligible for free school meals and 117 pupils eligible for universal free school meals. They have 61 staff. The school website can be accessed here https://www.lawefield.wakefield.sch.uk/
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 214 720.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2022
End:
31/08/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/03/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
21/03/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Wakefield:-School-catering-services./SUU683Y6FE
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/SUU683Y6FE
GO Reference: GO-2022124-PRO-19532427
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset
Wakefield
WF2 8AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/01/2022